National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC)
- To be set up soon in Patna for the conservation of the Gangetic river dolphin (Platanista gangetica ssp. gangetica).
- The centre will conduct in-depth research on dolphins including its changing behaviour, survival skills, food habits, cause of death, etc.
- It is a Schedule I animal under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and has been classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ....
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